Exam 15: Your Environment, your Health

Making sure your bathroom is cleaned often and has good air circulation is recommended to help prevent exposure to

Municipal solid waste (MSW)includes all the following except

Which is not a factor that contributes to global warming?

The terms reuse and recycle basically mean the same thing.

What is the AQI,and why does it matter?

All of the following are correct about acid rain except

Dioxins linger in the environment for years and accumulate in the fatty tissue of animals.

Which type of indoor air pollution is the second leading cause of lung cancer?

List at least three steps you can take to reduce household hazardous waste (HHW).

Matching -Carbon dioxide

Industrialized nations have a larger ecological footprint than less developed countries.

Most contaminants in the human body must be present at a certain level before they exert any clear health effects.

Gaseous combinations of hydrogen and carbon are called ________.

Ozone depletion only affects regions close to the poles,such as Australia.

The Jones family went to sleep with their wood-burning stove still lit.Several hours later Mr.Jones woke up nauseous and confused.Which gas is likely to be at high levels in his house?

Carbon ________ poisoning may result from a poorly ventilated gas heater.

Matching -Sulfur dioxide

Deforestation leads to

Susan is a bit worried that her son,Max,only wants to eat tuna fish every day for lunch.She is concerned because tuna is known to contain

Wastewater treatment does not eliminate pharmaceuticals in the water.